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What's The Definition Of Brustle?Synonyms | Synonyms for Brustle: Related Terms | Find terms related to Brustle: See Also | Brustle In Webster's Dictionary \Brus"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brustled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Brustling}.] [OE. brustlien and brastlien, AS. brastlian,
fr. berstan to burst, akin to G. prasseln to crackle. See
{Burst}, v. i.]
1. To crackle; to rustle, as a silk garment. [Obs.] --Gower.
2. To make a show of fierceness or defiance; to bristle.
[Obs.]
{To brustle up}, to bristle up. [Obs.] --Otway.
\Brus"tle\, n. A bristle. [Obs. or Prov.] --Chaucer. |
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